Racist Incidents Recorded by the Police in Scotland, 2013-14

This bulletin presents statistics on racist incidents recorded by Police Scotland in 2013-14.

Racist incidents reported to the police may involve one or more victims/ complainers, one or more perpetrators, and may result in one or more crimes or offences being recorded.


Table 12: Ethnic group of perpetrators of racist incidents, Scotland, 2004-05 to 2013-14,1,2,3,4

Number

Ethnic Group1,2

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

White British

3,060

3,743

4,320

4,281

4,161

4,219

4,183

4,075

3,498

3,844

White Irish

16

32

32

58

43

36

71

38

22

19

Gypsy/Traveller, Polish White and Other White

19

20

101

61

104

125

661

538

552

189

Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese and Other Asian

73

106

132

100

117

99

99

145

103

96

African, Caribbean & Other Black

25

27

69

48

38

46

64

48

55

51

Mixed & Other

53

36

24

30

50

43

47

44

47

53

Unknown

75

136

404

435

934

936

437

393

264

357

Total

3,321

4,100

5,082

5,013

5,447

5,504

5,562

5,281

4,541

4,609

Number, Percentage & Rate

Ethnic Group1,2

2013-14

% breakdown (where known) 2013-14

Rate per 10,000 population (2013-14) based on 2011 Census 3

White British

3,844

90.4

7.9

White Irish, Gypsy/Traveller, Polish White and Other White

208

4.9

9.4

Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese and Other Asian

96

2.3

6.8

African, Caribbean & Other Black

51

1.2

14.1

Mixed & Other

53

1.2

15.5

Unknown

357

-

-

Total

4,609

100.0

8.7

1. See Section 5.2 for further details on ethnic group classifications.

2. From 2009-10 to 2013-14, legacy forces moved from a 13-group classification to a 21-group classification. During this transition period, a number of categories changed unexpectedly; especially around the 'Other White' and 'White British' categories. Caution is urged when comparing across years.

3. This table presents data for perpetrators using a compressed 13-group classification in order to maintain disclosure principles and to provide meaningful data.

4. Population estimates taken from the 2011 Scottish Census published by NRS, www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk

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